GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.637152000000
Longitude: -98.317274000000
Longitude: -98.317274000000
County:
- Burnet
Date:
Early August 1865
Time Period:
Description:
Unidentified Indians kill Mr. Benson and take his son, James, into captivity at Backbone Valley, six miles north of Marble Falls.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory Michno, The Settlers’ War: The Struggle for the Texas Frontier in the 1860s (Caldwell: Caxton Press, 2011), 221.
James Henry Benson GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.637152000000
Longitude: -98.317274000000
Longitude: -98.317274000000
County:
- Burnet
Date:
Early August 1865
Event Description:
Unidentified Indians kill Mr. Benson and take his son, James, into captivity at Backbone Valley, six miles north of Marble Falls.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Gregory Michno, The Settlers’ War: The Struggle for the Texas Frontier in the 1860s (Caldwell: Caxton Press, 2011), 221.
James Henry Benson